Finally, as far as the regular album goes there’s The Janitor, a warped perspective on the Melbourne Cup from the point of view of the bloke who’s left with the task of cleaning up after the mayhem is over. In Lang’s words, if you were placed in that situation, you'd loathe everyone.
The regulation bonus track arrives in the form of an acoustic take on South, which makes an interesting contrast to the regular reading but doesn’t add too much to the picture.
Recorded with his regular rhythm section of Grant Cummerford (bass) and Danny McKenna (drums) and veteran producer Mark Opitz, (Cold Chisel, INXS, AC/DC, The Angels and Divinyls) twiddling the knobs, Chimeradour delivers another batch of material that’s (at various stages rather than simultaneously) ethereal, elegant, devastating and gut-wrenching. It’s not easy listening, but definitely offers rewards for those inclined to give it a fair go in the attentiveness department.
Lang is probably Australia's premier guitarist, a riveting live performer, a writer who’s as good as any going round at the moment with an eye for quirk and detail and while the vocals mightn’t be his strongest suit they have character and inhabit his characters with an often chilling menace. A class act...